4/29/26
Wayback Wednesday
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1A
Impudent
SASSY
6A
Segment of a circle
ARC
9A
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” star Worthington
SAM
12A
Banish from a country
EXILE
13A
Number of decades in a century
TEN
14A
Kissing on a KissCam, for example: Abbr.
PDA
15A
Pop singer with the 1970s hit “Rocket Man”: 2 wds.
ELTON JOHN
17A
“Yahoo!”
YAY
18A
Someone who’s very annoying
PEST
19A
Government arm that sponsors WaterSense: Abbr.
EPA
20A
Rating for “South Park”: Hyph.
TV-MA
21A
“The Last of Us” cable channel
HBO
23A
Behind ___ (in jail)
BARS
25A
CBS forensic series with several spin-offs
CSI
28A
Language you’re reading right now: Abbr.
ENG
30A
“He is ___” (phrase said on Easter)
RISEN
33A
Disco band with the 1970s hit “Macho Man”: 2 wds.
VILLAGE PEOPLE
36A
___ hairs (be very picky)
SPLIT
37A
M&Ms color that was discontinued in 1995
TAN
38A
“___-hoo!” (“Hey, over here!”)
YOO
39A
Chuck out
TOSS
41A
Cooking spray brand
PAM
43A
Houseplant, or the heroine of “Charlotte’s Web”
FERN
45A
Vegetable whose name sounds like its first letter
PEA
47A
“Fantastic Four” actress Jessica
ALBA
51A
Medieval weapon
AXE
52A
Rock singer with the 1970s hit “Piano Man”: 2 wds.
BILLY JOEL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54A
Vacation resort with hot springs
SPA
55A
“Let nature take ___ course”
ITS
56A
Primary artery of the body
AORTA
57A
Preschool-age kid
TOT
58A
“___ whiz!”
GEE
59A
French ___ (device for making coffee)
PRESS
1D
Trickle slowly
SEEP
2D
Rod between car wheels
AXLE
3D
“If I fits, I ___” (rhyming cat meme)
SITS
4D
Animal such as Flash in “Zootopia 2”
SLOTH
5D
Currency spent in Yokohama
YEN
6D
At the peak of
ATOP
7D
Amy Winehouse’s biggest hit
REHAB
8D
Channel that airs “Fareed Zakaria GPS”
CNN
9D
Mad magazine cartoon involving two secret agents
SPY VS SPY
10D
“Overcompensating” actor DiMarco
ADAM
11D
Actress Rudolph from “The Good Place”
MAYA
16D
Ken who voiced Bobby in “KPop Demon Hunters”
JEONG
20D
One short of a quartet
TRIO
22D
Dre’s brand of headphones
BEATS
24D
NBA game venue
ARENA
25D
Competitor of Rite Aid and Walgreens
CVS
26D
Have a small drink of
SIP
27D
“This meal’s on me!”: 2 wds.
ILLTREAT
29D
Acquire
GET
31D
“Xanadu” band, for short
ELO
32D
Sci-fi hero played by Keanu Reeves
NEO
34D
“King of the jungle”
LION
35D
Relating to the Vatican
PAPAL
40D
Vindictiveness
SPITE
42D
College student’s concentration
MAJOR
43D
Hard-and-___ rule
FAST
44D
Indoor event showcasing products, for short
EXPO
46D
“That’s something ___ entirely”
ELSE
48D
Traditional folktales
LORE
49D
FanDuel wagers
BETS
50D
Dumbledore’s version of “Oh, that’s too bad!”
ALAS
52D
Of considerable size
BIG
53D
Chihuahua’s sharp sound
YAP